Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The drum or roller of a capstan, crane, etc.
- noun A form of windlass used for bending the great crossbow. See
cranequin , and cut in preceding column. - noun A kind of turnstile.
- noun A circular swing of a sword or saber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun fencing A circular cut, often composed of a
parry , usuallyprime orseconde , moving thence into a circularcut . - noun The
drum upon which therope iswound in acapstan ,crane , etc. - noun A
machine formerly used forbending acrossbow by winding it up.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I’ve read conflicting reports on its invention, some say it was the Spanish who invented it in the 1700s (basing it on a similar French tool called a moulinet) while others say the Mayans created it.
Mexican hot chocolate and a molinillo | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2006
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I’ve read conflicting reports on its invention, some say it was the Spanish who invented it in the 1700s (basing it on a similar French tool called a moulinet) while others say the Mayans created it.
Archive 2006-12-01 Homesick Texan 2006
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He attempted a "moulinet," and twirled his sabre with the dexterity of
The Celibates Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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He attempted a "moulinet," and twirled his sabre with the dexterity of
The Two Brothers Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Max's head obliquely by the terrible sweep of a "moulinet," made to break the force of the annihilating stroke Max aimed at him.
The Two Brothers Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Max's head obliquely by the terrible sweep of a "moulinet," made to break the force of the annihilating stroke Max aimed at him.
The Celibates Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Terry -- I've read about the French's influence on Mexican cuisine -- there's also some debate over which came first, the molinillo or the moulinet.
Cinco de Mayo? Yo tengo tinga! | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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This was accompanied with that significant flourish with his pole which is called le moulinet, because the artist, holding it in the middle, brandishes the two ends in every direction like the sails of a windmill in motion.
Quentin Durward 2008
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I've been forgetting to take my daily cod liver oil tablets recently, but I didn't realise until I heard a worrying series of clicks and crunches coming from my shoulder and elbow when I was running through the moulinet sequence at fencing last night.
Archive 2005-05-01 neil h 2005
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It was a little nerve wracking to start with and I dropped some points on basic stuff and muffed the random attack sequence identification but I recovered on the cuts and the moulinet sequence.
Duelling scars neil h 2005
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